søvnig

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to søvn (“sleep”) +‎ -ig (adjective suffix), from Old Norse svefnugr (“sleepy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /søvni/, [ˈsœwni]

Adjective

søvnig (neuter søvnigt, plural and definite singular attributive søvnige)

1. sleepy

Inflection

Inflection of søvnig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	søvnig	mere søvnig	mest søvnig2
indefinite neuter singular	søvnigt	mere søvnig	mest søvnig2
plural	søvnige	mere søvnig	mest søvnig2
definite attributive1	søvnige	mere søvnig	mest søvnige

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Related terms

• søvn

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse svefnugr (“sleepy”), from svefn, from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“sleep”).

Adjective

søvnig (neuter singular søvnig, definite singular and plural søvnige)

1. sleepy

Derived terms

• søvnighet

Related terms

• søvn
• sove

References

• “søvnig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• svevnig, svevnug, søvnug

Etymology

From Old Norse svefnugr (“sleepy”), from svefn, from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“sleep”).

Adjective

søvnig (neuter singular søvnig, definite singular and plural søvnige)

1. sleepy

Related terms

• søvn

References

• “søvnig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.